put one's foot in one's mouth

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put one's foot in one's mouth

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Attested from 1887; from earlier put one's foot in it.

verbo puts one's foot in one's mouth · putting one's foot in one's mouth · put one's foot in one's mouth

  1. idiomatic To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive. I really put my foot in my mouth during the interview.

    Parecidas: put one's foot in it, stick one's foot in one's mouth, stick one's foot in it

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"put one's foot in one's mouth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/put%20one's%20foot%20in%20one's%20mouth. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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put one's foot in one's mouth. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/put%20one's%20foot%20in%20one's%20mouth

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"put one's foot in one's mouth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/put%20one's%20foot%20in%20one's%20mouth.

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@misc{put_one_s_foot_in_one_s_mouth_2026,
  title = {put one's foot in one's mouth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/put%20one's%20foot%20in%20one's%20mouth},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}